What are the chances?

So, when I see the consultant in a couple of weeks I’m hoping to get a date around 39wks for my elcs (precious emc) but I just can’t get the idea out of my head to try for vbac but the reason I’m going for elcs is to ensure my dh (dear husband) is home from start of baby being born for a whole month after (he works offshore so if I wait for spontaneous labour he was going to be off from my due date and then he’d lose up to a week of being home with no baby if I went to 41wks, or if I went early he would miss it as they’d send him away for 2 of his 3wk rotation until my due date). So, was thinking, if I got a date for say 39+1 for elcs and dh (dear husband) informs his work of the date and they don’t bother sending him away before it (as he’d only be away about 9 days) then do you think they’d allow me to have a cs date for the 39wk ish mark but if I go before hand I can try vbac? I was offered sweeps from 38wks if vbac so I don’t go over the maximum of 41wks they’ll let me go to, so was thinking I could ask for my 38wk sweep, then again at maybe 38+5 and then if still nothing, they could try breaking my waters the night before my scheduled cs so that I have a chance of labouring on my own, but if it doesn’t progress (I will be refusing any instrumental delivery such as forceps, ventouse etc) then I’m already at the hospital for the date of the section anyway. Does that make sense? I coped pretty well with labour last time and I did get to 9cm dilated before he got distressed so I do feel like there’s a chance I could have a normal delivery this time, but I’m also crippled with fear that I go to 41wks, get induced, end up with awful labour ending in emc and then the recovery is even longer and I’ll only have dh (dear husband) home for 3wks instead of 4! Arghhh this is taking over my life thinking about it all! X

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From an outsiders pov id say a planned section would just take away all your worries surrounding the leave. I guess you need to ask yourself whether u want to try for a vaginal birth enough to continue worrying about this for the next few weeks. Ask yourself whether its more important for your hubby to have the maximum leave with you at home or whether your need to try for a vbac is important enough to risk having less help at home? Hope that makes some sort of sense x

From an outsiders pov id say a planned section would just take away all your ...

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04/02/2018

From an outsiders pov id say a planned section would just take away all your worries surrounding the leave. I guess you need to ask yourself whether u want to try for a vaginal birth enough to continue worrying about this for the next few weeks. Ask yourself whether its more important for your hubby to have the maximum leave with you at home or whether your need to try for a vbac is important enough to risk having less help at home? Hope that makes some sort of sense x

Oh yes definitely. That’s why I’m booking the planned date so I’m not panicking, but if he doesn’t go offshore before my 39wk elcs date then he’ll be home from next week (when I’m just over 34wks) right up to the 39wk section date anyway and then for the month afterwards, which means if I could labour naturally before my 39wk date then he’d be home for it anyway. Does that make sense? I’m just not sure if they’d let me be induced at 39wks just before the section or not? I’d only want the waters broken (if possible) and not the drip and I’m not allowed the pessary so obviously there’s no guarantee I’d go straight in to labour but then I can say I tried it before the elcs date! X

Oh yes definitely. That’s why I’m booking the planned date so I’m not panicking, but if he doesn’t go offshore before my 39wk elcs date then he’ll be home from next week (when I’m just over 34wks) right up to the 39wk section date anyway and then for the month afterwards, which means if I could labour naturally before my 39wk date then he’d be home for it anyway. Does that make sense? I’m just not sure if they’d let me be induced at 39wks just before the section or not? I’d only want the waters broken (if possible) and not the drip and I’m not allowed the pessary so obviously there’s no guarantee I’d go straight in to labour but then I can say I tried it before the elcs date! X

I really dont know whether they would consider doing that. I dont know if they would be willing to book an induction and section a day apart. Or even whether they would break your waters if you werent willing to go through a full induction with a drip etc. What if they broke your waters and not alot happened and they your section got cancelled due to emergencies which is rare but can happen, wouldn't you become at risk of infection? Only way to know is ask i guess you might be lucky xx

I really dont know whether they would consider doing that. I dont know if the...

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04/02/2018

I really dont know whether they would consider doing that. I dont know if they would be willing to book an induction and section a day apart. Or even whether they would break your waters if you werent willing to go through a full induction with a drip etc. What if they broke your waters and not alot happened and they your section got cancelled due to emergencies which is rare but can happen, wouldn't you become at risk of infection? Only way to know is ask i guess you might be lucky xx

Yeh true. That’s why I’m not sure they’d even consider it. And it’s hard to find statistics on whether labour successfully progressed without drip etc. Ahhh will just have to wait and see...

I’m aiming for a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean section) and research shows that any form of induction increases the risk of a rupture. If you want to go the VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean section) route I’d strongly recommend you you do a bit of reading so you know what you’re deciding on. It’s your body, your birth so be sure you know what you want.

Yeh true. That’s why I’m not sure they’d even consider it. And it’s hard to find statistics on whether labour successfully progressed without drip etc. Ahhh will just have to wait and see...

To be fair when i was induced i had a pessary in, they managed to break my waters and my little boy was out within 2 hours, no drip needed. But labour is so unpredictable you never know what may happen and thats the difficult part which doesnt help you to make any decisions x

I’m aiming for a VBAC and research shows that any form of induction incre...

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04/02/2018

I’m aiming for a VBAC route I’d strongly recommend you you do a bit of reading so you know what you’re deciding on. It’s your body, your birth so be sure you know what you want.

That’s why I don’t want induced with the drip and they won’t use the pessary on me anyway and although breaking waters is a form of induction it’s still a more natural induction and if labour didn’t progress naturally from it then I’d just accept the elcs.

That’s why I don’t want induced with the drip and they won’t use the pe...

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04/02/2018

That’s why I don’t want induced with the drip and they won’t use the pessary on me anyway and although breaking waters is a form of induction it’s still a more natural induction and if labour didn’t progress naturally from it then I’d just accept the elcs.

If you’re comfortable with it then that is all that matters. Everyone deserves to have the birth they want so do what feels right to you. Good luck hun.

That’s why I don’t want induced with the drip and they won’t use the pe...

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04/02/2018

That’s why I don’t want induced with the drip and they won’t use the pessary on me anyway and although breaking waters is a form of induction it’s still a more natural induction and if labour didn’t progress naturally from it then I’d just accept the elcs.

Sorry when i first commented i thought you had said you wouldnt accept the drip, i since read it was forceps etc you wouldnt accept. What are the chances of them being able to break your waters straight off at 39 weeks? Are their any figures that give you a rough idea? Its difficult to know whats best i can see why your getting worked up about it x

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